Candy B. (candieb) reviewed Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life on + 239 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I read this book previously and recently skimmed through it again. This is a ridiculously great book. The good news is that I already put a lot of these strategies into place in my business and personal life. The bad news is that it inspired to start yet another project *laugh* I think as we all become more successful in life and business we start to stagnate. I know I'm guilty of that, for sure. I found my comfort zone and stayed right there, so I decided to figure something else out to push myself and http://www.2minuteswithava.com was born. Crazy, video blogging. Me?
Aside from that though... this is a fabulous book for a woman who wants to break-through the income and personal barriers they find themselves hitting against. It had some great insight into what I was doing right and what I might have been doing wrong. I highly recommend this to all women, no matter what they do, it has great strategies for business, yes, but I saw several things in there that also applied to my personal life.
It is wonderfully inspirational and made me look at the way I approach things and see how I could possibly do them differently. My husband and I actually had a nice discussion about this book. It says "Women" and while I agree that most of these strategies were geared towards women, most men could use them as well. He pointed out that there are so many books/resources for women business-owners, but you don't see many for men that are working a woman's world (virtual assisting for instance). He's right, but as I pointed out to him, while things rapidly are changing, for the most part, women do have a harder time being taken seriously in business. I see it myself, but I also see myself being much more assertive than I ever have in the past. I'm not sure if that is changes in the world around me or in myself. I still see times I think I'm not taken as seriously, but for the most part I consider myself very lucky to be surrounded by clients and colleagues that not only support me, but that I share a mutual level of respect with and for.
Fabulous. Read it.
Now, this part is a little spoiler and a big rant... towards the end of the book, the author makes reference that as women start making money they should start putting their money into separate accounts into their name only. While I completely understand the reasoning, I completely disagree with it. Why would you belittle your spouse, who stood behind you and helped you climb up to be the success that you are by taking all of "your money" for yourself. If you have separate accounts to start with, it's one thing, but to have this person who you've always shared funds with and eaten Ramen with and then turn around and say "Oh, I make a lot of money now, so it's all mine" -- How right is that? For the record, I'm against separate funds at all. I think this is one of the reasons the divorce rate is so high, people see things too much as "mine" and "just in case". I see too many people not thinking of "us". Okay, that's my rant and really the only part of the book I didn't agree with - and yes, it got me riled up. (ya think?) Okay, off my soapbox.
Aside from that though... this is a fabulous book for a woman who wants to break-through the income and personal barriers they find themselves hitting against. It had some great insight into what I was doing right and what I might have been doing wrong. I highly recommend this to all women, no matter what they do, it has great strategies for business, yes, but I saw several things in there that also applied to my personal life.
It is wonderfully inspirational and made me look at the way I approach things and see how I could possibly do them differently. My husband and I actually had a nice discussion about this book. It says "Women" and while I agree that most of these strategies were geared towards women, most men could use them as well. He pointed out that there are so many books/resources for women business-owners, but you don't see many for men that are working a woman's world (virtual assisting for instance). He's right, but as I pointed out to him, while things rapidly are changing, for the most part, women do have a harder time being taken seriously in business. I see it myself, but I also see myself being much more assertive than I ever have in the past. I'm not sure if that is changes in the world around me or in myself. I still see times I think I'm not taken as seriously, but for the most part I consider myself very lucky to be surrounded by clients and colleagues that not only support me, but that I share a mutual level of respect with and for.
Fabulous. Read it.
Now, this part is a little spoiler and a big rant... towards the end of the book, the author makes reference that as women start making money they should start putting their money into separate accounts into their name only. While I completely understand the reasoning, I completely disagree with it. Why would you belittle your spouse, who stood behind you and helped you climb up to be the success that you are by taking all of "your money" for yourself. If you have separate accounts to start with, it's one thing, but to have this person who you've always shared funds with and eaten Ramen with and then turn around and say "Oh, I make a lot of money now, so it's all mine" -- How right is that? For the record, I'm against separate funds at all. I think this is one of the reasons the divorce rate is so high, people see things too much as "mine" and "just in case". I see too many people not thinking of "us". Okay, that's my rant and really the only part of the book I didn't agree with - and yes, it got me riled up. (ya think?) Okay, off my soapbox.
